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Invest in MMTC and Help Us Train the
Next Generation
Leaders, Workers, and Entrepreneurs!
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MMTC and National Urban League Washington Bureau Host Holiday Open House
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This year, MMTC teamed up with the National Urban League Washington Bureau (NULWB) to host a Holiday Open House on December 12th at NULWB's offices.
The highlight of the event was special remarks by
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, who announced his commitment to promote jobs, upskilling, and the future or work agenda.
Many thanks to Clint Odom, NULWB Senior Vice President of Policy and Executive Director, and his staff for co-hosting the event
at the great NUL offices! See more holiday photos below.
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Columbia University
Selects
MMTC for
Capstone Project
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Columbia University School of Professional Studies selected MMTC to participate in its
Nonprofit Management Master's Degree Capstone Project. The Capstone Project affords a group of graduate students the opportunity to
undertake complex, real
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world, client
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based projects for nonprofit organizations, supervised by a faculty
member. Through the semester
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long Capstone project, students worked with MMTC to review, restructure, and develop a strategic plan for its
communications and social media marketing, fundraising, strategic planning,
governance and financial management.
Special thanks to MMTC Board member Nicolaine Lazarre, Columbia University School of Professional Studies Professor Tom Watson, and Columbia Capstone student team members Ohood Alnayel, Leisha Cason, Aditi Elhence, Mary Faddoul, Jingbing Miao, Christina Murphy, Rachel Oatis, Jack Powers, Ariel Qiu, Sasha Terris-Maes, Oxana Vusova, Nura Weitzman, Xinyu Yang, and Huilin Yin.
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MMTC's Filing
Calls Out
New Assertions
Raised on FCC EEO
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Earlier this month, MMTC filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission responding to new assertions raised in comments 82 licensees, the National Association of Broadcasters, ACA Connects, various state broadcasters' associations, Mentor Partners Inc., and Clarke Broadcasting Corp. The letter commented on the FCC's track record on EEO enforcement and whether the agency should make improvements to EEO compliance and enforcement.
Read the Radio and Television Business Report article: "MMTC Calls Out 'New Assertions' Raised On FCC EEO" by Adam Jacobson here.
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MMTC and Civil Rights Coalition
Urge Maine for Privacy Reform
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Earlier this month, MMTC and a coalition of eight national civil rights organizations urged
Maine state legislators to amend the state privacy law in a way that effectively protects all consumers consistently and meaningfully.
The coalition members included
ALLvanza, ASPIRA, Association Hispanic Federation, League of United Latin American Citizens,
National Urban League, OCA National, and SER National.
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MMTC Celebrates FCC Chairman Ajit Pai at
the Federal Communications Bar Association's
33rd Annual FCC Chairman's Dinner
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On December 10th, MMTC President Maurita Coley, Vice President Dr. Rikin Thakker, Chief of Staff Dorrissa Griffin, and Senior Fellow Max Ateba attended the Federal Communications Bar Association's 33rd Annual
FCC Chairman's Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
During the event, MMTC staff chatted with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about MMTC's participation in the FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment, and on the FCC's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee. They also discussed Modern Healthcare's recognition of FCC Chairman Pai as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. Modern Healthcare recognized him for his work on telemedicine and suicide prevention.
Read Modern Healthcare article, "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare"
here
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Many thanks to Davis Wright Tremaine for hosting the MMTC Team!
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MMTC's Dr. Rikin Thakker Co-Chairs
the
FCC Broadband Deployment
A
dvisory Committee
Job Skills and Training
Opportunities Working Group
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During the FCC's
Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee's December 3rd meeting, MMTC Vice President Dr. Rikin Thakker,
Co-Chair of the Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Job Skills and Training Opportunities Working Group
, presented a progress report on
the research and assessment phase of the draft recommendations.
Read Dr. Thakker's presentation
here
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Learn more about the December 3rd meeting and watch the video of the meeting
here.
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MMTC's Dr. Rikin Thakker Participates in Aspen Institute Roundtable on Spectrum Policy
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MMTC's Dr. Rikin Thakker was invited to participate in the 2019 Aspen Institute Roundtable on Spectrum Policy (AIRS) on December 8th and 9th. The AIRS meeting was conducted in the signature Aspen Institute roundtable format with approximately 25 leaders from industry, government, user groups, finance and academia who participated in moderated dialogue moving towards spectrum policy recommendations. The AIRS roundtable reassessed the 2012 PCAST report and discuss the challenges and opportunities of the global harmonization of spectrum for the next generations of mobile and satellite communications. The report will be published and available here.
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MMTC Joins Black and Brown Tech Policy Agenda Discussion at Latinx Tech Summit Hosted by
HTTP, LULAC, and Prospanica
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During the fourth annual Latinx Tech Summit on December 6th in Denver, MMTC Chief of Staff Dorrissa Griffin participated in the Black and Brown Tech Policy Agenda Panel discussion with Sindy Benavides, CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Alejandro Roark, Executive Director of the Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP), and Mana Azarmi, Policy Counsel of The Center for Democracy and Technology. The panel explored how communities of color can help shape the future of technology through inclusive consumer centered public policy.
The Latinx Tech Summit's mission is to increase Latino representation in the tech workforce. "'Nothing about us without us' is the motto of the Latinx Tech Summit," says Griffin. "It perfectly sums up the reason underrepresented populations have to stay engaged, informed, and included at every level in the policies, practices, and products that impact us. Ownership and representation are core values MMTC champions so I was glad to speak to those values as well as the powerful and long-standing partnership with LULAC at the Summit."
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MMTC Chief of Staff Dorrissa Griffin Speaks
at
BDPA-DC Annual Community & Technology Awards Reception in November
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National BDPA's Greater Washington, DC Chapter hosted its annual BDPA-DC Annual Community & Technology Awards Reception on November 21st at the Samsung Electronics Executive Briefing Center. In addition to professional networking, the event featured a panel discussion with tech industry leaders on 5G's impact on local communities that included MMTC's Dorrissa Griffin, Samsung's Rich Hart, Samsung consultant Dwight D. Shepherd, and BDPA Chapter President Perry Carter.
The event's Life Time Achievement Award honorees were Former Head of the NTIA Larry Irving, Scientist and Inventor Valerie L. Thomas, and Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes, as well as youth chapter members for their outstanding accomplishments and advancements in S.T.E.M.
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riffin, among others, also provided her thoughts in an on-location video about importance of MMTC's partnership with BDPA to close the digital divide.
Watch the video (start at 9:32 mark) here.
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MMTC
CEO Maurita Coley Selected to
Participate in Georgetown University's
Business for Impact's New Strategies Forum
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MMTC President and CEO Maurita Coley was honored to be sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal to attend the November 2019
New Strategies
forum
, a four day advanced training program conducted by Georgetown University's
Business for Impact
at the
McDonough School of Business
. Coley joined a class of 56 nonprofit executives from around the country to participate in New Strategies' forum specifically designed to help nonprofits increase and diversify their revenue streams. Many thanks to
Comcast NBCUniversal who sponsored MMTC, as well as Lisa Bornstein of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and David Inoue of the Japanese American Citizens League. See the photo below.
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Former MMTC Earle K. Moore Fellow
Victoria Samuels Joins USAC
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Congratulations to Victoria Samuels, former MMTC Earle K. Moore fellow, on her new position as an Assistant General Counsel at the Universal Service Administrative Company. Samuels is
working primarily on the Lifeline program and contributions.
She is a 2016 graduate of the University of Miami School of Law.
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Charter Communications Holds Launch
Event for Black News Channel
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On December 3rd, Charter Communications hosted a launch event for the Black News Channel (BNC), the first and only African American-focused 24/7 news network. The event featured a discussion with BNC co-founder and former Oklahoma Congressman J.C. Watts and Congress-woman Yvette Clarke (D-NY). MMTC President Maurita Coley and Chief of Staff Dorrissa Griffin attended the event.
Read Charter Communications' blog and watch event video here.
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MMTC Celebrates Holiday Season with Partners
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MMTC joined in the holiday festivities hosted by its partners, CTIA, the Motion Picture Association (MPA), and National Urban League Washington Bureau (NULWB).
See photos below.
- CTIA Holiday Party: Former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn; CTIA's Harry Anastopulos and Elise Downes; Kayla Gardner; MMTC's Dorrissa Griffin; Verizon's Michone Johnson; Common Cause Media's Sekoia Rogers; FCC's Alisa Valentin; and Megan Sunn of the U.S. House of Representatives
- MPA Holiday Party: Many thanks to MPA's Greg Saphier and John Gibson
- MMTC and NULWB Holiday Open House: MMTC, NULWB, FCC, and NTIA staff; and media, telecom, and tech professionals from Charter Communications, Verizon, and other companies and nonprofit organizations
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Download, Share, and Support
MMTC's
Jumpstart Tech
Career and Business Guides
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MMTC created the
Jumpstart Your Tech Career Guide
and Jumpstart Your Tech Business Guide to support those who are looking to start or strengthen their careers and businesses in the tech industry.
The
MMTC Jumpstart Your Tech Career Guide
provides a four-step process along with resources to help you develop and execute your tech job search strategy. The four steps include:
- Step 1: Do relevant work.
- Step 2: Listen to the buzz.
- Step 3: Start applying.
- Step 4: Identify conferences and tech weeks to attend for training, resources, information sharing, and networking.
Whether you're a student, a recent graduate, or a mid-level or seasoned professional exploring tech entrepreneurship, the MMTC Jumpstart Your Tech Business Guide provides a five-step process along with resources to help you develop and execute a strategy to launch your business. The five steps include:
- Step 1: Launch Your Tech Business
- Step 2: Fund Your Tech Business
- Step 3: Target Funders Who Support Diversity
- Step 4: Partner with Corporate Supplier Diversity Programs
- Step 5: Identify Peer Groups, Continuing Education Opportunities, Conferences and Events
Download the FREE guides and share then with your network.
- Go here to get a copy of the MMTC Jumpstart Your Tech Career Guide
- Go here to get a copy of the MMTC Jumpstart Your Tech Business Guide
Help MMTC expand the 2020 guides with a year-end donation. Go here to donate.
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Have you seen
MMTC TV yet? Go
here to watch videos of MMTC's Broadband and Social Justice Summits and Access to Capital and Telecom Policy Conferences.
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MMTC's November Social Media Highlights
Learn more about MMTC's work by visiting our Wakelet Blog:
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Help Expand MMTC's Work in Media, Telecom & Tech!
With our nonpartisan values of diversity and inclusion, MMTC continues to pursue our work with great determination notwithstanding our modest resources.
We
offer our sincere appreciation for support in helping us deliver our world-class advocacy, convenings, and policy leadership in industries regulated by the Federal Communications Commission.
TO SUPPORT MMTC, YOU CAN DONATE IN TWO WAYS:
- Fellowship: Help the next generation of media and telecom lawyers and policy professionals to advocate on behalf of our nation's multicultural, women, and underserved communities by investing in the new Henry M. Rivera Fellowship. Other fellowships you are invited to support are the Cathy Hughes and Earle K. Moore fellowships.
- General: Make a donation to general support.
MMTC is recognized by the IRS under 26 U.S.C. ยง501(c)(3). All contributions are tax-deductible.
Your support makes it possible for MMTC to serve as an advocate for diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity in the nation's most important industries.
Thank You!
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The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) is a non-partisan, national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving equal opportunity in the mass media, telecom and broadband industries, and closing the digital divide. MMTC is generally recognized as the nation's leading advocate for multicultural advancement in communications. We strongly believe that the breathtaking changes in communications technology and the new global forms of media partnerships must enhance diversity in the 21st century.
About MMTC Media & Telecom Brokers
As the nation's only nonprofit media and telecom brokerage, we invest time and effort in training a new generation of media and telecom entrepreneurs. Our brokerage services have expanded to include consulting. So please think of us if you have a client or a friend looking to enter the broadcast business that needs a seasoned brokerage firm. We are dedicated to our cause of promoting diverse broadcast ownership in media, telecom, and tech.
Want to learn more about MMTC Media & Telecom Brokers? Contact Suzanne Gougherty at
sgougherty@mmtconline.org or David Honig at dhonig@mmtconline.org.
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